Copr Lands Lands Regulations Change For Settlement Purchases
The CPR lands department announces new payment terms for lands sold to nonresidents. Purchasers unable to meet residence requirements must pay one sixth of the price upfront, with the balance in five annual installments at six percent interest, replacing the former ten percent upfront and nine yearly installments. The policy aims to favor actual settlers and promote cultivation over speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. R. Lands Department
NP Poised to Reown Manitoba Rail System
Northern Pacific may gain control of a Manitoba railway network after negotiations with James Fisher, solicitor for the NP. Southern capitalists reportedly arranged a sale for favorable figures, with no buyer disclosed. Rumors say NP eyes northward expansion, and further news are expected soon.
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Northern Pacific
Manitoba
Emerson
Rosenfield
Portage
Jas. Fisher
Mellen
St. Paul
United States
Nortern Pacific
Winnipg Free Press
Tobacco as the Best Insecticide for Houseplants
A December Ladies Home Journal note claims tobacco repels common houseplant pests as effectively as a tidy housewife. It advises soaking tobacco stems in hot water, letting the liquid steep, then diluting until a faint brown tint. Submerge plant tops briefly to wash away pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Home Journal
The Abyss of The Infinits
A banker writer describes the night sky with nebulae appearing in various shapes under a starry vault. Using imagery of globular, cometary, concentric, and geometric forms, the piece evokes deep, remote depths of the infinite abyss and the power of a telescope to reveal them.
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Orion
Cassiopeia
Andromeda
Endles
God
Earth
Jesus
Dieth
Vault of
Heaven
Ead Becomes a Habit in Jammed Exchange
A fragmented cartoon caption shows a woman seeking her husband for two hours, while a clam mishears and says he has searched for a husband for twenty five years. The humor hinges on a play on words and a seaside setting.
Leis due in April at auction
A fragmented notice notes due dates in April for leis and related items at a local auction. Details beyond partial text remain unclear.
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Druther’s Trophy
Wright
Tingkey Wright Matheson
Kippan
McCalam
McCarty McCallum
Oto
Tingiey
Waght
Wright McCallum
Matheson
McCallum
Olson
COPR
Russell Markets
Leis
Caperines
Wallaby Coats
Coney, Coon
Russell
Dinsgapeh Harness Shop
Jas. Fletcher
J. Fl. Joanson, Saddier
Soneus
Mer
Ayer
D. P. Jolly
Avoca, N. Y
J. C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
King Edward
Religious
Presbyterian Church
I. M. Mackay
M. Pastor
Erkl.t
SHAS
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